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Soot

#555C5D

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.83:1AA

Black text

2.90:1Fails

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About Soot

Soot (#555C5D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 85, 92, 93 and its HSL value is 187°, 4%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Soot, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#555C5D · #5D5655

Analogous

#555D5A · #555C5D · #55585D

Triadic

#555C5D · #5D555C · #5C5D55

Split complementary

#555C5D · #5D5558 · #5D5A55

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